File guide



H. FORSYTH May 15, 1934.

FILE GUIDE Filed March 18, 1933 gwmo Han' y /yfz amar/WM Patented May15, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FILE GUIDE Harry Forsyth, Prosser,Wash.

Application March 1S, 1933, Serial No. 661,609

4 Claims. (Cl. 129-29) This invention relates to iile guides and morelever 18 pivoted on a pivot 19 is mounted between particularly to animproved means for locking a the parallel legs of the U-Shaped member14. A guide in a le drawer. resilient cam 20 is integral with the lever18 and An object of this invention is to provide an is formed by bendinga portion of the material of improved means for releasably locking a leguide the lever 18 in looped form and mounting this 60 at any -desiredpoint within the length I" the loop or cam 20 in ofset relation to thepivot 19. drawer, the locking means being so constructed An outwardlyextendingstop or lug 21 is integral that it may be readily mounted onany desired with the upper end of the lever 18, and is adapted type offile guide. to limit the swinging movement of this lever 18 in Anotherobject of this invention is to provide a the U-shaped cross bar portion14. 65 guide and locking means therefor which is so ccn- The bight ofthe U-shaped member 14 is prostructed that it can be used with anyconventional vided with an opening'22 through which the cam le drawerhaving a T-Sha-ped channel in the member 20 is adapted to project, andthe cam bottom thereof to hold the guides in desired xed member 20 isadapted to frictionally engage the 1,5 position within the length of thedrawer. bottom o f the T-shaped guide channel 11 and to 70 The above andvarious other objects and adforce the outer end portions of the U-shapedvantages of this invention will in part be described member 14 whichproject beyond the opposite and Il Dart be lllldGrStOOd rOm thefollowing edges of the stem or connecting member 15 updetaileddescription of the present preferred emwardly against the lower edge ofthe T-shaped bOdmeDt, the Same being illustrated in the aC- channel 11and thereby frictionally bind the plate 75,

companying drawing wherein:- 12 with the guide back 16 relative to theguide Figure 1 is a fragmentary transverse sectional channel 11. Viewor" a conventional drawer construction hav- In Figure 4, the U-shapedlever supporting ing a device constructed according to the premember 14ais integral with a le guide back 16a ferre-d embodiment or" thisinvention mounted which is preferably made of metal and is connect- 80,therein, the deVCe being ShOWD in fragmentary ed thereto by means of astem or connecting memiront elevation. ber 15a of a length less than thelength of Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line the member 14a,so that this member 14a may be 2-2 of Figure l. f positioned within theenlarged portion of the Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the lineguide channel 11. 85 3 3 of Figure 2. In Figure 5, there is disclosed afurther form Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of a of thisinvention wherein the plate 12a is provided modied form of le guide.with lateral extensions 23 provided with suitable Figure 5 is a similarview of a further type of apertures 24 to receive securing members sothat iile guide supporting means. the le guide back attached to theplate 12a and 90 Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals theextensions 23 will be held against bending at designate correspondingparts throughout the a point on either side of the guide channelwithseveral views, the numeral 10 designates generally in which thelever supporting member or clamp a conventional drawer which is providedwith a 14h is positioned. This member 14h is connect- T-shaped iileguide channel 1l in the bottom 1.3 ed to the plate 12a by means ofconnecting mem- 95 thereof. This guide channel 11 extends longiber 15bin a manner similar to the connection of tudinally of the drawer 10 andis conventional in the clamping member 14 to the plate 12. drawerstructures having adjustable file guides In the use of this device, thele guide back 16 positioned therein. may be secured by means of securingmembers In order to provide a means whereby the file Such as rivets,grommets or the like, to the sup- 100 guide in the drawer 10 may bereleasably locked in porting plate 12 and the clamp member 14 may anydesired position in the length of the drawer 10, be positioned in theT-shaped channel 11. The I have provided a plate 12 which has integrallever 18 may be swung to one side into released therewith a U-shapedmember 14, being connected DOSitiOD, Whh iS ShOWIl in dotted lines inFgto the plate 12 by means of a stem portion 15. ure 1, and in thisposition, the eccentric 20 is out 195 This plate 12 is adapted to besecured to a le of engagement with the bottom of the guide guide back 16as by securing members 17 passing channel 1l. When it is desired toreleasably lock through suitable apertures about the surface of the fileguide back 16 in the drawer 10, the lever the plate l2. 18 can be swungin the opposite direction or into An eccentric locking member comprisinga a position similar to that shown in full lines in 11.0

Figures 1 and 3, and in this position the eccentric 20 will projectthrough the opening 22 and will frictionally engage the bottom of theguide channel 11.

It will be obvious from the foregoing that a file guide and lockingmeans therefor has been provided wherein the guide can be released tofreely slide to the desired position within the guide channel or may befrictionally locked against movement at any desired point Within thischannel.

It is, of course, understood that various changes and modifications maybe made in the details of construction and design of the abovespecifically described embodiment of this invention without departingfrom the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restrictedonly by the scope of the following claims,

l. A rile guide comprising a plate, a substantially T-shaped memberintegral with the plate and adapted to engage in a T-shaped guidechannel of a le drawer, said T-shaped member including a reverted meansextending in a direction parallel to the plate, a rock lever, means forpivotally,v mounting one end of the lever between said reverted meansand the lower portion of the T-shaped member, and an eccentric integralwith the lever, said T-shaped member having an opening in the lowerportion thereof through which the eccentric is adapted to project uponrocking of the lever in one direction to frictionally bind the plate ina desired position relative to the length of the guide channel.

2. A file guide comprising a plate and a file guide back, means forsecuring the back to the plate, said plate comprising a T-shapedclamping member having a U-shaped lower portion projecting below theplate and adapted to engage within a T-shaped guide channel of a drawer,a rock lever, means for rockably mounting the lever between the parallellegs of the U-shaped clamping member, said clamping member having anopening in the bight thereof, and a looped spring cam member integralwith the lever and adapted to project through the opening of theclamping member upon movement of the ylever into operative position.

3. A file guide as set forth comprising a plate, a means integral withthe plate adapted to engage in a T-shaped guide channel, a rock levercarried by said means, and an eccentric integral with the lever andadapted upon movement of the lever in one direction to project belowsaid means for engagement with the guide channel of a file drawer tofrictionally bind said means against the lower surfaces of the partsoverhanging the channel.

4. A rile guide comprising a plate, a U-shaped clamping member supportedin depending relation to the plate and adapted to be positioned withinthe cross bar portion of a T-shaped guide channel and to extendlaterally of the narrowest portion of the channel, a lever, means forrockably mounting the lever between the parallel legs of said clampingmember, and a resilient cam carried by the lever, said clamping memberhaving an opening through the bight thereof through which said cam isadapted to project to engage the bottom of the T-shaped channel andforce the laterally projecting portions of the member against the lowersurfaces of the parts overhanging the channel.

HARRY FORSYTH,

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